NewCath continues 2A streak with win over Lloyd

11:43 PM,
Sep. 27, 2013

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The king of Class 2A, District 6 may have entered Friday night a bit battered and appearing vulnerable, but it showed it's still the team to beat in the district.

Newport Central Catholic won its 21st straight regular-season Class 2A district game since the start of the 2007 season by shaking off a sluggish first half offensively to down Lloyd, 22-7, at Newport Stadium.

NewCath (2-4 overall, 1-0 district) entered the game having lost four straight games, although they came against last year's Class 5A state runner-up Cooper (31-22) and three Class 6A teams - Campbell County (21-20), Simon ...